In the late 1990s, Bündchen was the first in a wave of Brazilian models to find international success. In 1999, Vogue noted “The Return of the Sexy Model”, and she was credited with ending the “heroin chic” era of modeling. Bündchen was one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels from 2000 until mid-2007. Bündchen pioneered the “horse walk”, a stomping movement created when a model picks her knees up high and kicks her feet out in front. Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell have stated that Bündchen is the only remaining true supermodel.
In 2015, Forbes estimated Bündchen’s annual income at $44 million. (Read more)

Gisele Bündchen photographed by Nino Munoz in 2004. In 1999, Muñoz’s first professional assignment was shooting a fashion story for British Vogue with Gisele. In 2008, Muñoz and Bündchen collaborated to celebrate the 30th anniversary of American Photo magazine. Nino has continued to work with Bündchen throughout his career and has photographed some of Hollywood’s finest actors. His website is right here.

Gisele Bündchen photographed by Mert & Marcus ( Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott) for POP Magazine (2001). Styled by Katie Grand.
Gisele was the sixteenth richest woman in the entertainment industry (as of 2007) with an estimated $250 million fortune.
For those of us who are addicts of the film The Devil Wears Prada, Gisele played the character Serena.